FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Chinese Taipei vs Australia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Two

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  • 34': Jackson Irvine
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  • 73': Harry Souttar
  • 84': Jamie Maclaren
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Ruthless Socceroos hit Chinese Taipei for seven

Australia have continued their perfect start to World Cup qualifying with a 7-1 hammering of a spirited Taiwan side in Kaohsiung.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Kaohsiung National Stadium
Location: Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

WCQ - AFC Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 South Korea 5 +7 13
2 Jordan 5 +4 8
3 Iraq 5 +1 8
4 Oman 5 -2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

TPE Chinese Taipei

No. Name
1 Wen-Chieh Pan (GK)
3 Ting-Yang Chen
6 Wei-Chuan Chen
4 Tzu-Kuei Hung
2 Ruei Wang
12 Wen Chih-Hao
15 Yi-Wei Chen
21 Emilio Estevez
10 Hao-Wei Chen
17 Po-Liang Chen
19 En-Le Chu

AUS Australia

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
14 Brad Smith
24 Harry Souttar
2 Milos Degenek
4 Rhyan Grant
Aaron Mooy
21 Awer Mabil
22 Jackson Irvine
13 James Jeggo
20 Brandon Borrello Yellow Card
9 Adam Taggart

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